Chapter 4: Chapter 18- Top of the Mountain
We walk for 5 minutes in awkward silence, him leading the way and me following him. The ground gets steeper and steeper and I get the feeling we are going up the mountain. I wonder how far again we have because I have a long day of hiking tomorrow and I need some sleep.
''How much further until we're there?'' I question.
''About 10 minutes'' he answers.
I just realize that his version of 10 minutes actually means 20 so we have about 20 minutes of walking again.
''Where are we going?''
''You'll see'' he says without looking back at me.
I have no idea what's the time and I hope Kate or anyone else doesn't notice my absence from the tent because then they'll come looking for me and I'll have no excuse for my disappearance and I will get in trouble. Okay we're definitely going up a steep hill and we're not even on a trail, we're just walking on grass and dirt with tree roots covering most of the ground, my foot gets caught multiple times in the roots but he doesn't seem to notice so I just pull it out and act as if nothing happened.
This is a place I'd never thought I'd be, walking in one of the scariest forests of the world alone at night following a psychopath masked man through the forest because he says he wants to show me something.
''How old are you?'' I ask curiously.
''Nineteen'' He replies.
I knew he was young but I didn't think so young, he's just practically one year older than me because I will be 18 soon which isn't bad. Why do I care that he's one year older than me? It's not like anything is going to happen.
As we continue to walk I try to ask him some questions that I desperately want the answer to and he seems to be in a calm mood right now so maybe he might answer them.
''So uhm what is your name?'' I ask.
''Patience is the answer to that question'' he responds and I'm so confused, what does that mean?I think he knows that I am confused so he goes on to explain.
''You have to wait and see and maybe I will tell you'' he explains and I nod. I figured he wouldn't tell me anyway. It still confuses me how he knows my name.
''So are all of you guys friends?''
''Who?''
''The people you were doing the evil rituals with''
''No'' he answers.
''So then you just meet up and do that ever so often?'' I ask.
''And why do you all wear different masks? and why do you only follow me around and not anyone else? and-'' I was going to continue but he stops me.
''Stop asking so many questions''
''Why can't you just answer them?'' I ask and he stops walking and I stand a bit behind him.
''Some questions should remain questions without answers because their answers can be appalling'' he responds in a serious tone and I'm confused and scared once again.
''What is that supposed to mean?''
''Exactly what you think it means'' he responds and turns his head to the side and looks at me.
''Come on'' he says and continues walking and I follow behind and don't bother to ask him anything again.
He is almost to the top of the hill and I am at the bottom I look from the bottom to the top and I'm frozen in place, I can't climb that I know it, I'll just slip and fall right back down and I refuse to let him see that, he climbed that like nothing, of course, he would he's used to hiking in here so that was nothing for him. He looks back at me and must notice my confused expression before he finally speaks.
''Pretend it's a rock climbing wall and uses the rocks to climb up. Put one leg on one rock and put one hand on a rock above and try to steady yourself, just like rock climbing'' he instructs and I nod and oblige. I do just as he says and so far I'm good but as soon as I reach the top I feel my feet slipping down and I know I'm gonna fall. He quickly grabs me by the elbows and pulls me up.
''We have just a little bit more walking again'' he says.
Seriously? I thought we've reached. How far is this place? If we don't reach wherever he's taking me soon I'm gonna start heading back, heading back where?
I look behind me and nothing looks familiar, I don't even know where we are and I have no idea how to get back. Wait, what if he leaves him out here? Oh god! Just as I'm about to tell him that I wanna go back he speaks.
''It's just right up to this cliff'' he says calmly. Just right up to this cliff? this cliff looks at least 6 feet tall he can't possibly want me to climb up here now. I'm so tired and I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow and I can't climb up there now.
''Watch me then follow behind'' he orders.
He doesn't even ask me if I wanna go up there which I don't, he just demands me too, it's like he knows that I'll do whatever he says but I won't I'm not gonna be one of yes-men or whatever so I just stand down here letting the cold mountain breeze hit my bare shoulders. He reaches about halfway up the cliff then turns around as he must notice me not following behind. He makes his way back down to me.
''I told you to follow behind'' his tone is serious.
''I know, but I don't have to listen and follow your every demand, I'm not like the others'' I fire back.
''What others?'' he asks like he doesn't know.
'' You know like your other followers that you demand around all the time''
''Don't worry I didn't bring you out here to kill you, if I wanted too I would've done that a long time ago'' he informs and my mouth falls open with my chest heaving up and down.
''Relax'' he says.
''Did you ever kill anyone?'' I question him.
''Do I look like a killer?'' He asks and I know he's smirking behind that mask.
''Yes you do'' I tell him.
''Well I guess you'll just have to see, just don't make me mad'' He warns.
''It's not that high, just follow me from behind and I'll help you once you get closer to the top'' he says and starts to climb back up the cliff again.
I follow him and try to put my feet on the same spot that he did. I get closer to the top and he's waiting for me. My feet slip as I'm almost to the top and my hands feel even weaker than usual, I'm gonna fall, I know it. He grabs my hands with both of his and pulls me up a bit then wraps both of his arms around my waist and lifts me up to the top before placing me gently on the ground and I'm amazed by his action.
Who would've thought he would've done that?
The cliff is smooth and flat as we get to the top, it's just meters of flat concrete with a few rocks to the top. I look down and I gulp when I look down and see how high we are. The view is breathtaking, I can see entire California from here, it's gorgeous. I see thousands of houses and buildings with at least one light shining from each of them brightening the entire city, to my left I see what looks like a gigantic strawberry field, strawberries are my favorite especially strawberry smoothies. The strawberry field is gorgeous and huge and I can see the entire field from here, I've never been to one before but it's definitely on my bucket list. I've always wanted to go to a strawberry field and just run around all day picking and eating strawberries.
To my right I see the entire Elfin forest below us, it doesn't even look creepy at all, in fact, it actually looks like a nice place to visit despite its horrific stories. The cold mountain breeze sends a chill down my entire body but it feels amazing. I close my eyes and enjoy the feeling, my hair blows right off my shoulders and off my back, it blows in the direction of the wind.
I look up at the stars and they're all dazzling and twinkling across the night sky, as I look up at them I'm reminded of that night at the bonfire when Nelson and I were looking up at the stars and the universe called him my HERO, I smile at that thought and I continue looking out into the distance, I've never seen such an astounding view before.
My mind is so caught up in this magnificent view that I almost forgot about the person who brought me up here. I look back at him and he's just staring at me, he doesn't speak or anything he's just staring at me with his hands in his pockets.
Did he really just bring me here to see the view? because if he did it's amazing who would've thought someone like him would do something like that, I didn't. Maybe he just looks so terrifying with that mask on, I would really like to see what lies under that mask, although I know he would never do that, letting me see him with the mask is on is already so much for him to do, so I know he'll never take it off.
I wonder what lies under it? He walks up to me breaking me from my thoughts about what lies under his mask and how badly I wish he could take it off and let me see him. He's now face to face with me and we are centimeters apart from each other as he looks down at me and I look up at him. We're just staring at each other.
''The view is amazing'' I tell him.
He doesn't respond instead he puts one of his hands on the lower of my back and pulls me even closer to him if he didn't have on that mask our lips would be touching right now. His breathing is heavy yet slow, he pulls me even closer and buries his head into my neck with his hand still wrapped around my back. He smells so good, the alcohol scent has disappeared and replaced with his natural scent, the scent I wish I could smell forever. My head is now on his chest and I have no idea what to do with his hands so I just place one on his upper back and the other gently holding his arm, so now we are practically hugging which is really weird.
I feel his breath on his neck and it goes down all the way to my shoulders and the rest of my bareback. If he wasn't holding me in place I would've fallen down by now from him pushing against mine, his body is heavy and would've pushed me down if he wasn't holding me in place. He takes his other free hand and does something that makes my eyes snap open in shock. His hand travels all the way up from my knees to the side of my thigh, it passes up my thigh making my dress bulge at the side and I moan when his hand reaches the waistband of my panties and he rubs the spot by my waist, his hand goes up all the way up to my bare stomach and his hand roams around there freely.
I'm so glad that I chose to wear my new black lacey panty and bra set tonight. He must like it because his hands roam all over my panty and I gasp when he touches my area lightly. I hope no one else can see us because my dress is bunched up at the side and I know that my panties and my butt are visible, god I hope no one sees. He repeats that action quite a few times with his fingers grazing into my thighs and my waist right as my eyes flutter for a while then closed as I savor the moment. I moan in the result of his action and my mind runs on Nelson, I pull back immediately.
''I have a boyfriend'' I say put my hand on his chest pushing him away.
''Okay?'' he says and I'm confused by his tone.
''Okay so we can't do this'' I tell him. How could I do that to Nelson I love him and here I am letting some psycho masked man touch me in ways he hasn't even touched me before.
This was the most intimate moment I have ever had, I've never done this with anyone but I was quick to let him do it to me and I enjoyed it, it was the most amazing feeling in the world, I wish it didn't have to end but it does I have a boyfriend. I have Nelson, whom I love and have known all my life, he is my everything not some creepy masked man in the forest. He just stares at me, Is he mad? I can't tell with that creepy mask covering his face. He turns around slowly and looks out at the view I have no idea what to do so I just stand in place. He finally moves to stand behind me.
He bends his head down so that his head is now on my neck again. His hand gently grabs mine then releases my hand and his hand now moves to my neck and moves all my hair to my other shoulder so now it's only on one side.
He buries his head into the side of my neck where that's completely bare with my hair on the other side. I feel his breath travel from my neck down to my entire body that send a shiver down my body. His hand starts from my chest then slowly moves to my shoulder and down my naked arm then puts his hand in mine and intertwines our fingers. My breathing is beginning to pick up and my chest is moving up and down from his touch, his head still buried in my head and he continues his actions.
His hands graze along my bare chest then his fingers roam down my back and my arms. He repeats his action for quite some time making my eyes flutter and my mind goes completely blank and all I can think about is his touch, I love the way my body responds to him and I know he does too.
This is why he wanted me to take off my jacket.
A loud ringing noise causes him to quickly step away from me and he digs in his pocket then he pulls out his phone, I glimpse the name Brooke flash across the screen. He groans then answers the phone and descends the cliff leaving me in complete bewilderment.
What just happened?
He just shared my most intimate moment with me and then his phone rings with a girl's name across the screen that he has to walk all the way down the cliff to talk too. How dare he do that to me? My subconscious tells me to follow him down the cliff and find out who's Brooke and confront him about what he just did but I stay up here instead and wait for him. I'll just wait for him to return and let him give me an explanation about who's Brooke and why did he have to go all the way down the cliff to talk to her.
I try to look out and admire the beautiful view ahead of me but I can't because my mind just runs on him on the phone. At least a couple minutes have passed by now and he hasn't returned, wow she's keeping him long. I try to calm myself down and maybe she's not who I think she is, maybe she's just a friend or his sister or something or not, maybe she's his girlfriend. As the thought of him having a girlfriend and making me come up here so that he can touch me in the most intimate no one ever has, makes me furious, I calm myself and wait for him to return with an explanation.
He returns after what feels like an hour only to tell me one thing.
''Let's go'' he demands, his tone is serious and harsh.
He doesn't even look back at me, he just says let's go and practically runs down the cliff leaving me in even more incertitude. I thought he would've come up here and maybe explain to me who was Brooke and why did she call him but instead his mood has completely changed after that phone call. He doesn't even help me down the cliff or anything, in fact, he doesn't even look back at me, he just leaves. We both walk in complete silence back to the cave, he doesn't say anything to me and I do the same, he doesn't even look in my direction.
What's his problem anyway?
As soon as I see the cave I run past him and hurry inside the cave, I hurriedly put my jacket on and grab my phone in my hand, he just stands there looking at me. I walk past him for the exit but he pulls me back to him by my arm, his grip is tight and I'm now forced to look at him.
*Author's note: Hey everyone? How's everyone's Sunday? How's the story so far? Prepare for some drama in the next chapter because seriously how could he do that to her? Anyways stay tuned, new chapter coming tonight. Love you guys so much, please keep reading if you're enjoying it and don't forget to comment, vote and follow me, Bye.*
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